South Africa

The SaberCats ownership didn’t wait until the end of the 2019 season to make changes. Once they knew they needed to go in a different direction, they put Paul Emerick in charge of the team and the decision paid off with a nice winning streak to close out the campaign. …

A real cancellation scenario is facing the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa writes Graham Thomas for The Mirror. The eight match tour is scheduled to take place from July 03 – August 07, 2021. The Covid-19 pandemic now sees questions being raised as to whether the …

Joe Pietersen says he intends to continue on playing in Major League Rugby for as long as he is physically able. The Legion’s captain is currently residing near Durban for now to be with family during the COVID-19 pandemic, but told South African site Rugby Rocks that a return to …

Los Jaguares being based in South Africa is among the options following the suspension of Super Rugby. The respective lock own situations mean that a return of inter conference matches is all but out of the question. In seeking a solution, one is for some conferences to be played within …

USA international Andrew Durutalo has been named to an All-Time Sunwolves XV selected by Super Rugby. The team was chosen using the same statistical model employed for the competition’s weekly XVs, and ranked the former Eagles back row as the best openside flanker for the Japanese franchise. Durutalo spent just …

Argentine legend and World Rugby Hall of Famer scored 16 test tries in his career of 87 caps. There were many memorable tries and today we look at one of them. It was scored against South Africa in a RWC 2003 warm-up match in Port Elizabeth. The try was a …

The 2020 Major League Rugby season came to an abrupt end last week after just five rounds. Its cancellation meant that several players who were awaiting visa clearance made no appearances at all. Others were yet to return from preseason injuries. Below we identify a team full of players signed …

The most competitive weekend in Major League Rugby history made for some similarly difficult selections. In many cases little separated those selected from honorable mentions. Such parity only ads to the intrigue in what promises to be a captivating race towards the playoffs. There are still 11 regular season games …

After six weeks of the 2020 Super Rugby season the 2020 finalists, Los Jaguares, have a 3-3 record. Today’s performance was a result in the loss column. Los Jaguares were beaten by a much better team and return home with plenty of work to do. Click here to access the …

The Sharks were winners this morning in South Africa, humbling Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise 33-19 in Durban. It was a woeful performance from Los Jaguares, a team with more doubts than certainties thus far in the 2020 campaign. The poor showing ends Los Jaguares’ three match tour of South Africa. …